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pub·lish
(pŭb′lĭsh)v. pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To prepare and issue (a book, music, or other material) for public distribution, especially for sale.
b. To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author).
2. To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce.
v.intr.
1. To issue a publication.
2. To be the writer of works that are published.
[Middle English publicen, publishen, to make known publicly, from alteration of Old French publier, from Latin pūblicāre; see publication.]
pub′lish·a·ble adj.
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publish
(ˈpʌblɪʃ)vb
1. (Journalism & Publishing) to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale
2. (Journalism & Publishing) (intr) to have one's written work issued for publication
3. (tr) to announce formally or in public
4. (Law) (tr) to communicate (defamatory matter) to someone other than the person defamed: to publish a libel.
[C14: from Old French puplier, from Latin pūblicāre to make public]
ˈpublishable adj
ˈpublishing n
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pub•lish
(ˈpʌb lɪʃ)v.t.
1. to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
2. to issue publicly the work of: Random House publishes Faulkner.
3. to announce formally or officially; proclaim; promulgate.
4. to make publicly or generally known.
v.i. 5. to issue newspapers, books, computer software, etc.; engage in publishing.
6. to have one's work published: She publishes with another house now.
[1300–50; Middle English publisshen < Anglo-French *publiss-, long s. of *publir, for Middle French publier < Latin pūblicāre to make public]
pub′lish•a•ble, adj.
syn: See announce.
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edit
– publish1. 'edit'
If you edit a text, you examine it and make corrections to it so that it is suitable for publication.
I am indebted most particularly to Mrs Maria Jepps, who checked and edited the entire work.
2. 'publish'
Do not confuse edit with publish. When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are then sent to shops to be sold.
His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May.
1. 'print'
To print a book or newspaper means to produce many copies of it using machinery.
The book is printed on fine acid-free paper.
2. 'publish'
To publish a book or newspaper means to produce and distribute it for sale to the public.
Dr Johnson's dictionary was published in 1755.
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publish
Past participle: published
Gerund: publishing
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| Verb | 1. | publish - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" republish - publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" gazette - publish in a gazette |
| 2. | publish - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" edit - supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" | |
| 3. | publish - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" create verbally - create with or from words |
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publish
verb
2. announce, reveal, declare, spread, advertise, broadcast, leak, distribute, communicate, disclose, proclaim, circulate, impart, publicize, divulge, promulgate, shout from the rooftops (informal), blow wide open (slang) The paper did not publish his name for legal reasons.
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publish
verb3. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:
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Translations
يُعْلِن عنيَنْشُريَنْشُر، يُصْدِر
vydatzveřejnitpublikovat
udgiveoffentliggøre
julkaistakustantaa
izdavati
felfedkiadközölközreadmegjelentet
gefa útgera opinberan
出版する
출판하다
leidėjasleidyba
izdotpaziņotpublicēt
izdatiobjavitizaložiti
publicera
พิมพ์จำหน่าย
basmakhalka açıklamakilân etmekyayımlamakyayınlamak
xuất bản
publish
[ˈpʌblɪʃ] VT1. [newspaper] [+ article, photograph] → publicar; [publisher] [+ book] → publicar, editar; [publisher] [+ author] → publicar las obras de; [author] [+ book] → publicar
"published weekly" → "semanario"
"published weekly" → "semanario"
2. (= make public) [+ list, information] → divulgar, hacer público
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
publish
[ˈpʌblɪʃ] vt [company] [+ book, magazine] → publier
[newspaper, magazine] [+ letter, article, picture] → publier
[author] [+ book, article, story] → publier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
publish
vt
(= issue) → veröffentlichen; book, magazine etc → veröffentlichen, herausbringen; published by Collins → bei Collins erschienen; “published monthly” → „erscheint monatlich“; “just published” → „neu erschienen“; “to be published shortly” → „erscheint in Kürze“; who publishes that book? → in welchem Verlag ist das Buch erschienen?; they publish novels → sie verlegen Romane
(= make public) news, banns → veröffentlichen, bekannt geben; decree → herausgeben; will → eröffnen; to publish something abroad (fig) → etw überall herumerzählen
vi when are we going to publish? (book) → wann bringen wir das Buch heraus?; (research) → wann veröffentlichen or publizieren wir die Arbeit?; he used to publish with Collins → er hat seine Bücher früher bei Collins herausgebracht or veröffentlicht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
publish
[ˈpʌblɪʃ] vt → pubblicarewho publishes Moravia? → chi è l'editore di Moravia?
"published weekly" → "edito settimanalmente", "pubblicato settimanalmente"
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
publish
(ˈpabliʃ) verb1. to prepare, print and produce for sale (a book etc). His new novel is being published this month.
2. to make known. They published their engagement.
ˈpublisher noun a person or a company that publishes books, newspapers etc.
ˈpublishing noun the business of a publisher.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
publish
→ يَنْشُر publikovat udgive veröffentlichen δημοσιεύω publicar julkaista publier izdavati pubblicare 出版する 출판하다 publiceren utgi opublikować publicar издавать publicera พิมพ์จำหน่าย yayımlamak xuất bản 出版Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009